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What is your under-current - Sashank Purighalla

What is your under-current?

You laugh, feel low, are angry, are excited, feel compassionate, etc… So does every person! But what is the core emotion that’s driving your life? You might laugh or shed a tear…. Not withstanding your reactions to incidents, do you recognize who you are at a sub-conscious level?...

CONVINCING

Convincing…

You can convince with your words. You can convince with your deeds. When you convince with your words, you are invariably required to prove the same with your actions. When you convince with your actions, words have little role to play. Let your deeds do the talking! That’s...

Pleasure and happiness

Pleasure and happiness

The pursuit for one destroys you while the other liberates you! It’s happiness that we pursue! Ancient Indian Wisdom calls us “children of Immortal Bliss”. It is ignorance that keeps us from the realization! Yet, as is our true nature, it is after ‘happiness’ we chase! But ignorance...

An ancient Indian village

An ancient Indian village

In ancient times in India, we are told, that the entire village was one huge closely knit, loving, trusting, caring family. Everyone knew everyone else… they shared in their joys and sorrows. There were no celebrations which did not involve everyone. Old and young, men and women, would...

Too deep in the weeds

Too deep in the weeds

It’s not about smarts, not about knowledge nor experience…. The best professional could still experience intellectual fatigue when he has been working too long on a system, causing him to overlook obvious issues. Or in certain cases, it might be a clever little adjustment to the product… a...

3 Essential Steps for Project Success

3 Essential Steps for Project Success

Completing Tasks does not guarantee Project Completion. Everyone can quote the theory that good planning is necessary for success. Everyone knows that Execution is equally, if not more important. Execution requires the knowledge of what has to be done, who has to do what, in what sequence and...

Perceived Vs True Value

Perceived Vs True Value

There is little disagreement on the value of material things, labor and service. There are standards set by the market and everyone comes to an agreement despite what they think it should be. The problem is with intellectual and sweat capital, especially when people work together based on...

It’s always relative to expectations

It’s always relative to expectations

When a student expects 100% and scores 95, there is disappointment. When Virat Kohli scores an 80 with a strike rate of less than a run a ball, there is criticism. When an excellent Engineering team commits to complete a project in 3 months and slips by a...

Cyclic time and life

Cyclic time and life….

Life, as viewed on a linear time scale with a beginning and an end with a set of materialistic goals, creates a sense of urgency and resultant stress…. When things are moving per your plans, life seems good. When they move differently from our hopes and plans, we...